Review on the production process and uses of controlled rheology polypropylene-Gamma radiation versus electron beam processing

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1688-1690

  Lugao A B ^a   Otaguro, H ^a   Parra, D F ^a   Yoshiga, A ^a   Lima, L F C P ^a   Artel, B W H ^b   Liberman, S ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b EMBRARAD ^*  (Brazil)

^c Braskem SA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Electron beam; Gamma radiation; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA RAYS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

BASELL'S PATENTS; ELECTRON BEAM PROCESSING; RADICAL RECOMBINATION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; RADICAL;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM; FLOW KINETICS; GAMMA RADIATION; HEATING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REACTION ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34548626695     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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